tpwong

Cool! This looks like go/ links, the internal URL shortener that Google uses and which a lot of other tech companies subsequently adopted (I wrote about it here: http://blog.goatcodes.com/2018/04/18/go-origin)

Full disclaimer: I built goatcodes.com to be a hosted version of go/ links, short links for teams. It serves a similar purpose to Gurn, albeit in a slightly different way. Think bit.ly, but you have to log in before the redirect.

Thanks for the links! I'll check out your side project :)

Using Google's URL shortener, or any other public one, generally means you don't get to choose the link keyword because they share a global namespace.

You wouldn't be able to get goo.gl/team, for instance, but you can with Goat - the namespace is private. This means you can easily create memorable short links like ga.tc/team instead of goo.gl/ql1k23.

Hi HN!

Inspired by the internal URL shorteners that many large tech companies seem to have (commonly known as go links), I wanted to try my hand at building a hosted version of the same so the rest of us can have this organizational superpower too.

goatcodes.com is a private URL shortener for teams. Links you shorten will only work for others on your team. The short domain is https://ga.tc. It's a pretty basic service right now, I'd love feedback on what features you would find useful.

Thanks for looking!

Hi HN! I've spent the last few months building Ketchup on nights and weekends, and I'm finally happy enough with it to share (okay it's never really enough). It's a CMS written in Go and Typescript, mostly written for fun to try to combine the best of those two languages, but also with the following feature set in mind:

  - Easy to install and run
  - APIs for almost everything
  - Built-in admin UI, write in Markdown or with a rich text editor
  - Automatic HTTPS via Let's Encrypt

I'd love to get some feedback on this project and suggestions or ideas (or pull requests!) on what might be useful features to add. Thanks!

I feel your pain, part of the motivation for writing this was that yesterday I wanted to set up a new project, and realized I'd forgotten half the steps. Been thinking that something like https://github.com/aktau/github-release could be helpful for automating the release process, or maybe adding it as a step in a CI workflow.

That's awesome, I didn't know about that. I'll update the post with your tip. Thank you!

Whoops, thanks for the heads up! Should be fixed now.

Do you have examples of a color scheme which would work better, or other suggestions on how we could improve it? I'm thinking the ability to customize color schemes would be a useful feature to add.

Good idea! There's already a way to print out html to the command line, but it should really be the same as what gets rendered in the browser. I've added a Github issue to track. this.

One cool little thing you could add is a javascript widget on the front page, where people could paste in their link to a markdown file, and have it automatically formatted as a Markdress link (or even redirect them to the markdress page).

ps. Thanks for the Pancake.io shoutout!

For what it's worth, Dropbox does have an alternative permissions model where the app is sandboxed into its own folder. I used it recently for a project of mine, and it was really easy to set up, so I highly recommend checking it out.

https://www.dropbox.com/developers/start/core

I hear you about indicating logged-in status. I'll try to put it in by the end of today.

I'm sure you've seen it by now, but generally it takes a moment for the folder to be created, in ~/Dropbox/Apps/Pancake.io

Once you add a file to that folder, it will appear in the Files page (instead of the welcome message). Click on it to view it, and there'll be a link for you to copy too.

SourceKit looks pretty awesome, especially the javascript-based text editor they're using. I had a basic text field set up for small amendments, but this looks like it could be a nice replacement for that.

I wanted to share some information with a friend. Google Docs felt too heavyweight for what I had in mind, since the document was basically a text file, and he only needed read access. I also wanted to be able to update the file, so emailing it was out of the question.

As a result, I built Pancake, which lets me turn text files in my Dropbox account into static webpages, processed using Markdown. It works wherever Dropbox does: I can edit the text file right on my desktop or on my phone (using Nebulous Notes), and the changes are instantly synced to the page.

I've only been at it for about a week and a half, and would love to hear your feedback!

Sample page: http://pancake.io/tp/sus2011 (my (very incomplete) startup school notes from last Saturday)

ps. This is a bit of a repost, since I posted it earlier without having my Dropbox developer account approved for production (but deleted the post as soon as I realized it)

Argh, you're right, I didn't realize that I had to flip the switch. I've just done that, but given it's a Sunday night it might take a while for it to activate. I'll repost when that happens.

I wanted to share a document with a friend, in a view-only sort of way. Google Docs was overkill for what I had in mind, since the document was basically a text file. But I also wanted to be able to update the file so emailing it was out of the question.

So I built Hawk, which lets me turn text files in my Dropbox account into static webpages, processed using Markdown. Even better, I can edit the text file right on my desktop or on my phone (using Nebulous Notes), and the changes are instantly synced to the page.

Would love to hear your feedback!

Sample page: http://www.hawk.io/tp/sus2011 (my (very incomplete) startup school notes from yesterday)

(ps. I'm somewhat ambivalent on the name, alternatives there are welcome too)

Clickable: http://hncomments.com/

Example: http://hncomments.com/2530663

Its simplicity sets it apart from the usual suspects, which is great, although I'm not sure that it's a startup.

Some quick observations:

1. Try input#q:focus { outline: none } to get rid of the browser's focus glow on the search box, it's somewhat distracting.

2. It would be cool to have urls like http://howistheweather.in/10001 or http://howistheweather.in/San-Francisco. Or at least make the existing http://howistheweather.in/#10001 type urls work (by which I mean bookmarkable).

3. Hourly view would be a great addition.

4. Sliding share bar is distracting. Personally I can't think of a reason to share the weather (well, other than to gloat, I suppose), but either have it always visible or take it away.

Octavore allows individuals to create print copies of articles they choose for their personal use. To clarify, the books that are generated are not made available to the public.

For what it's worth, I did hesitate when considering the copyright issues while working on Octavore. In general I believe in respecting copyright laws and IP rights, but in this case I feel the onus is on the user, and decided to err on the side of making something interesting, for now.

In any case, I'll make it clear on the website that I do not condone violating copyright, and provide an email address for publishers to opt out, similar to Instapaper. Thanks for your feedback!

clickable: http://octavore.com

Yeah, it's all pretty sparse right now. There's a bit more information here: http://octavore.com/about

I make a little off of each book that gets sold, although I don't really expect the website to make much, it's really just a fun side project for me.